Saved history · 2001 and 2002

Laws of the 107th Congress

The 377 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

377 laws
130 with a recorded vote · 247 passed with no recorded voteConfirmed from the official record

56,676 individual votes saved for this Congress.

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Plain-language accounts for laws before January 3, 2025: Not started. A law's page shows the official title, the member votes we have saved and our saved files.

Public Law 107-377 · Became law December 19, 2002Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002

To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5436 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-376

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 5099 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-375

To extend the periods of authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to implement capital construction projects associated with the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4953 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-374

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-373 · Became law December 19, 2002Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act

To designate the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-372 · Became law December 19, 2002Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002

To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 4874 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-371

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-370 · Became law December 19, 2002Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002

To designate certain lands in the State of California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-369 · Became law December 19, 2002Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act

To revise the boundary of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-368 · Became law December 19, 2002National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 4638 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-367

To reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4129 · Became law December 19, 2002Public Law 107-366

To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-365 · Became law December 19, 2002Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002

To designate certain waterways in the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-364 · Became law December 19, 2002Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act

To designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-363 · Became law December 19, 2002Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site commonly known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-362 · Became law December 19, 2002Russian River Land Act

To resolve the claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River in the State of Alaska.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2818 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-361

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1971.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5738 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-360

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-359 · Became law December 17, 2002Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002

To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-358 · Became law December 17, 2002Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002

To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the exclusion from Federal income tax for restitution received by victims of the Nazi Regime.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 4692 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-357

To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Establishment of the Andersonville National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes", to provide for the addition of certain donated lands to the Andersonville National Historic Site.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-356 · Became law December 17, 2002New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002

To modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-355 · Became law December 17, 2002Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002

To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the security and safety of pipelines.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 3449 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-354

To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-353 · Became law December 17, 2002California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act

To provide for the conveyance of Forest Service facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile Regional Learning Center in the State of California to the Clovis Unified School District, to authorize a new special use permit regarding the continued use of unconveyed lands comprising the Center, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3180 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-352

To consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 107-351 · Became law December 17, 2002Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2002

To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects under that Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2937 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-350

To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-349 · Became law December 17, 2002Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act of 2002

To authorize payments to certain Klamath Project water distribution entities for amounts assessed by the entities for operation and maintenance of the Project's transferred works for 2001, to authorize refunds to such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works for 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-348 · Became law December 17, 2002Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2002

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-347 · Became law December 17, 2002E-Government Act of 2002

To enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-346 · Became law December 17, 2002Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act

To convey certain property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on that property, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2187 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-345

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to the reserves.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2115 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-344

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2109 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-343

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2099 · Became law December 17, 2002Public Law 107-342

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1925 · Became law December 16, 2002Public Law 107-341

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-340 · Became law December 16, 2002Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002

To amend the Act that established the Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park to expand the boundaries of that park.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-339 · Became law December 16, 2002Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act

To provide for the sale of certain real property within the Newlands Project in Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-338 · Became law December 16, 2002Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2002

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet- Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through western Massachusetts and central Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-337 · Became law December 16, 2002Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1712 · Became law December 16, 2002Public Law 107-336

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make adjustments to the boundary of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-335 · Became law December 16, 2002Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-334 · Became law December 16, 2002Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act

To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-333 · Became law December 16, 2002Guam War Claims Review Commission Act

To establish the Guam War Claims Review Commission.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-332 · Became law December 16, 2002Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act

To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-331 · Became law December 13, 2002Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002

To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-330 · Became law December 6, 2002Veterans Benefits Act of 2002

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to veterans' compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension benefits, education benefits, housing benefits, memorial affairs benefits, life insurance benefits, and certain other benefits for veterans, to improve the administration of benefits for veterans, to make improvements in procedures relating to judicial review of veterans' claims for benefits, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 107-329 · Became law December 6, 2002Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act

To provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S.J.Res. 53 · Became law December 4, 2002Public Law 107-328

Relative to the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
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